skip is rolling again

[BobOstro61]

Got to Lake Erie New York a few minutes ago. Its 12:00 noon now. I was calling for some of you Pirates of DX out there but got some guy in his van down at the beach raving about the girls in their bikinis. I just wonder what he was doing??!?????!!

[452NJ]

I was gonna convert the 12pill to a 16pill, but just decided to build a new 16pill instead... I will still use the 12pill for a backup or just sell it, who knows .. I'm going with the fighting sticks... Should be interesting.... I just want a decent talking truck for skip conditions, I dont really care about shoot outs... Not really into all that...

later

Is the 16 done? Did you build it from scratch or rebuild a broken box?
Fighting sticks don't seem like a good idea for a ride around skip talker.
That's to much like work changing antennas around all the time. Sounds like that suburban will do some talking when done.
You gonna start making bigger boxes?

[Rex_foxhound]

Somebody want to fill me in on the difference between a fighting stick and a coil antenna?

I think the coils would be like a predator, monkeymade, or mr. coily since they have coils.
I got some purdy hefty sticks in my woods that I could use to fight with. I don't think that would be the same thing though...

[452NJ]

Somebody want to fill me in on the difference between a fighting stick and a coil antenna?

I think the coils would be like a predator, monkeymade, or mr. coily since they have coils.
I got some purdy hefty sticks in my woods that I could use to fight with. I don't think that would be the same thing though...

Fighting stick would be straight round aluminum that slide into eachother to tune. These are very tall. Mostly used in the keydown scene.
A coil would be a shaft with a open coil in middle and a stinger/whip for tuning.

[452NJ]

Hope that helped not the most in depth description.

[MagicMan]

Well I've come to learn that my new RadioActive 95T2 is a skipping beast. I've shot skip to Texas, North & South Carolina, Virginia & West Virginia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, and Georgia just to name a few. So far I've found that if I can hear em, I can talk to em...So if you hear, Anybody got a copy on that Missouri MagicMan C'mon...feel free to hollar back and if I hear you I'll send back a big ole wave back from where ever I am mobile at the time.

[Phaze91460]

What Freq were you on ?

[MagicMan]

What Freq were you on ?

I skip around...no pun intended....2, 6, 11, 14, 18, 20, 26, 28, 26, 38, & 38LSB. If 19 is quiet or just full of BS, or I'm at the truckstop and bored...I start chasin the skip. Funny story happened to me Friday...I was coming out of New York and I heard CB shop standing by on channel 21, after hearing this like three times I got curious so I hollered Go ahead CB shop whats your 20...he responed exit 26 driver...I thought exit 26, I asked him what highway he came back exit 26 on I-20 Georgia...I came back laughing and and said well hell I'm up in New York in my semi don't think your gonna help me...which his response was laughter as well followed by I guess not...but hell I thought you were only a couple of miles from me driver :Peace!:

[Phaze91460]

I've heard those guys while up on I85 n in NE Georgia. Thought that was funny myself.

If you head my way ( North Metro Atlanta ) give me a holler on 12 or 19

"HAMMER"

[MagicMan]

I've heard those guys while up on I85 n in NE Georgia. Thought that was funny myself.

If you head my way ( North Metro Atlanta ) give me a holler on 12 or 19

"HAMMER"

Will do ROGER WILCO...10-4

[MudDuck]

Hey Phaze how are you making out with that 4pill???? Seems like you are kicking some butt out there.... Later

[Phaze91460]

Doin good Steve. I havent had time yet to run the new coax but I did get the new ends. I am going to try tomorrow since thats the only day I will have any free time for a while. I have a new antenna mount to install as well and then spend the hour or so to set the SWR again.

I fired up the 4 pill this evening on the way home and was able to talk to friends that were on their base units. One is between 40 and 50 miles as the crow flies. He said I was hittin him with an S7 and I have never been able to talk to him on the mobile ! Thats what I wanted the 4 pill for.

Thanks again Steve !

[MudDuck]

God deal Phaze.... Keep droppin that maul...lol

[BigBubbaBD]

Skip is rolling in to NC left right front and back. We must be in a good location right now. Just this week ive picked up skip from FL, AL, GA, SC, TN, KS, TX, MS, OK, MA, NY, LA, Michigan, Misconsin, Iowa, and Penn.. Just the ones I could hear Clearly.
Still working on a way to reach them lol

[prpltbrd]

Skip is definitely rolling good tonight. I am sitting in Carlisle, PA and listening to Chattanooga, TN and OH for starters. That is on CH 32. Jumping around channels listening for other states as well. Will be glad when I have a good radio.